Something Sweet

Ch. 16: Growing Pumpkins

Lately, the twins have been more close with me. Whenever one or the other pass my station, they always makes some sort of conversation with me. At one point they sat at my station and assisted me with my hosting.

At the end of the hosting hours, Kyoya called a meeting. "We have a situation." He announces just as Tamaki opens my canteen of iced mint water. Wind blows out at him, frosting the ends of his hair as his face was frozen in a wide eyed expression.

"So fresh..." He breathes, making Kyoya shake his head as I grabbed my canteen from him and took a leisurely refreshing gulp. My hair was in a high ponytail and I was already in work out clothes, preparing for a run.

"We've gotten many complaints from our guests concerning the twins, Hikaru and Karou, but also of Yuuto-senpai." He says, shocking us although I remained blank faced.

"The twin's guests feel as if you two are more focused on Yuuto-senpai than them. Actually they were mainly directed towards Hikaru for a little while now but complaints of Karou now too exist. None are given to Yuuto-senpai directly but the twin's guests see her as the source of the problem." Kyoya explains thoroughly before asking, "Anything to say?"

"Yes, I apologize for the earlier on set of complaints directed towards Hikaru. They must've started soon after we went to your private beach, correct?" I ask Kyoya and he nods in confirmation. "At the beach, Hikaru comforted me when I revealed my condition and offered to taste my sweets before I gave them out to ease my conscious that my baking wasn't off. I believe the early onset to be my doing." I explain stoically, taking another drink.

"Then we only need to deal with any changes that happened recently as now Karou had been brought into this." Kyoya explains and everyone looks at the three of us who coincidentally sat beside each other.

The brothers seem to have a slight moment of panic in my eyes and I decide to give them some slack. "Then it is obvious I caused this as well. My theory suggests that Karou was only going along with Hikaru unknowingly causing this problem because they are usually always together. It would be odd if they were apart or doing things separately." I offer and they look to the twin's beside me.

"Oh, yeah, I didn't know Hikaru was doing that for Yuuto-senpai so I just followed along with it." Karou chuckles, almost nervously to be lying, or was it something else?

"I probably should've told him." Hikaru adds with the same type of chuckling.

"Well then, taking Yuuto-senpai's situation into consideration-"

"I will be fine without a taste tester now. I have more confidence in my baking now." I say softly, taking another drink.

"Then we should be fine. The twins will have to limit how much time they communicate with you until the complaints simmer." Kyoya concludes, closing his black book.

I nod standing. "I'll be going now."

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"So we're banned from each other, huh?" I hear and see Karou coming from the elevator

"I suppose, I apologize for causing your guests to complain of you and Hikaru." I say as I trimmed my small bonsai tree.

"Thanks for covering for us, it's just... Can I be honest with you?" Karou asks, sitting beside me. I set down my trimmer and peer over at him.

"Of course." I say, noting he was vary close.

"The reason I kept trying to get your attention a lot lately is because... Yuuto, I-I..."

"What's wrong, Karou?" I ask and he suddenly grab my wrists.

"Yuuto I don't think I'm ready to be without Hikaru yet!" He calls out suddenly. "And now that I know how you are a show you feel... I think he'll realize his feelings sooner than I thought. I've been trying to keep you and Hikaru from talking and being with each other lately so I caused all the complaints. I'm sorry for being selfish and-"